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AccomplishmentsLMOP promotes landfill gas (LFG) as an important local energy resource. LMOP has been successful in encouraging and facilitating the development of environmentally and economically sound LFG energy projects. LMOP does this by educating local government and communities about the benefits of LFG recovery and building partnerships between state agencies, industry, energy service providers, local communities, and other stakeholders interested in developing this valuable resource. Accomplishments since program launch in 1994 include the following:
The graph below illustrates the growth of LFG utilization projects before and after LMOP’s inception. The first LMOP-assisted projects started in 1995, as illustrated by the shaded portion atop the 1995 bar. After 1995, the projects are divided into two categories, those that fall under the New Source Performance Standards/Emission Guidlines (NSPS/EG - in blue) and those that don’t (in yellow). Within those two categories, the shaded lines illustrate LMOP assistance. Since 1995, there has been growth in all of the above mentioned areas. See a larger version of this chart >> The graph below illustrates LMOP's emission reduction goals as well as performance in relation to these goals. In 2001-2007, LMOP met its goal and anticipates that in future years will continue to meet increasing emission reductions. For 2007, we have broken down the source of the reductions into its three primary components - electricity generation, direct-use, and flaring. |
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